Teen confronts boys accused of sexually assaulting her

It's the conclusion of a case that started with a tweet, and has since grabbed headlines across the country.

On Friday, Savannah Dietrich confronted the two boys who admitted to sexually assaulting her as a judge gave the defendants a harsher sentence.

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In a case riddled with conflict, there was one point of agreement at the end of the day -- everyone is glad the case is over.

"I almost feel like I can kind of breathe, you know. It's definitely a success for me," said Dietrich.

The long, tense day of courtroom drama peaked with Dietrich's own words directed at her attackers.

"You waited until my eyes were closed to treat me like an object at your disposal. Now you must look me in the eyes. You need to know the damage and the extent of what you've done to me," said Dietrich.

The two teens who admitted to sexually assaulting Dietrich and taking explicit pictures of her apologized through their attorneys.

"There are no words to describe how sorry I am for doing this to you," defense attorney David Mejia said, reading his clients' statement.

The real issue of the day was sentencing.

The original plea deal, which Dietrich called insulting, required the boys to complete 50 hours of community service, and allowed for their records to be wiped clean once they reached 19½ years of age.

On Friday, a judge toughened the deal.

Now, their felony charges can only be amended down to misdemeanors, and that can't happen until they're 21½ years old.

They also must complete their community service at a women's facility.

"I'm very pleased at what the judge has come to. I think it's a very fair decision," said Dietrich.

Dietrich has previously called the process anything but fair, a point the county attorney acknowledged.

"Could we have done better? Yes," said Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell. "I think we learned that we have to look at how well we do consult and confer with all our victims in every case."

Meanwhile, an attorney for the defendants said the system has been vindicated.

"They have acknowledged they're wrong. They want to move on with their lives," said Mejia.

"I think one day I'm never going to regret how this has happened and how this has turned out and how I stood up for myself," said Dietrich.

And Dietrich said that should be a lesson for others "to stand up, report their crime. If they see flaws in the system, to not stop, to keep on fighting."

Another part of that amended plea deal is that both defendants are now required to provide Dietrich with a list of all the people they shared those explicit pictures with.

Both defendants pleaded guilty to first-degree sexual abuse and voyeurism.

Technically, they have now been committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice, but since they are deemed low-risk offenders, they will still live at home.

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